RHIZO-

Meaning of RHIZO- in English

■ combining form Botany relating to a root or roots: rhizomorph.

Origin

from Gk rhiza 'root'.

Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

RHIZO- — combining form see: rhiz-
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
RHIZO- — combining form see rhiz-
Webster's New International English Dictionary
RHIZO- — a combining form meaning "root," used in the formation of compound words: rhizophagous. Also, esp. before a vowel, rhiz- . …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
RHIZO- — see rhiz-
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
RHIZO- — rhizo- combining form ▶ with stress-neutral suffix ¦raɪz ə ʊ AmE -oʊ — rhizocarpous ˌraɪz ə ʊ ˈkɑːp əs ◂ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
RHIZO- — comb. form Bot. a root. [Gk rhiza root]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
RHIZ — rhiz- n [occurring in derivatives and compounds] -(r)rhiza, rhizo-, rhiz- (= root)
Interlingua English vocab
RHIZ- — or rhizo- combining form see: root root
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
RHIZ- — combining form or rhizo- Etymology: New Latin, from Greek, from rhiza — more at root : root rhiz anthous Rhizo …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
-RRHIZA — var. of rhizo- as second element of compounds: mycorrhiza. Also, -rhiza . [ rhíza ROOT 1 ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
RHIZOTOMY — /ruy zot"euh mee/ , n. , pl. rhizotomies . Surg. the surgical section or cutting of the spinal nerve roots, …
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RHIZOPOD — — rhizopodan /ruy zop"euh dn/ , adj. , n. /ruy"zeuh pod'/ , n. any of numerous protozoa of the widespread …
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RHIZOPHAGOUS — /ruy zof"euh geuhs/ , adj. feeding on roots. [ 1825-35; RHIZO- + -PHAGOUS ]
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RHIZOMORPHOUS — /ruy'zoh mawr"feuhs/ , adj. Bot. rootlike in form. Also, rhizomorphoid . [ 1855-60; RHIZO- + -MORPHOUS ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
RHIZOMORPH — /ruy"zeuh mawrf'/ , n. Mycol. a cordlike fusion of hyphae that leads certain fungi across various substrates like a root …
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RHIZOGENIC — /ruy'zoh jen"ik/ , adj. Bot. producing roots, as certain cells. Also, rhizogenous /ruy zoj"euh neuhs/ . [ 1880-85; RHIZO- + …
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RHIZOCTONIA — /ruy'zok toh"nee euh/ , n. any of various soil-inhabiting fungi of the genus Rhizoctonia, some species of which are destructive …
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RHIZOCEPHALOUS — /ruy'zoh sef"euh leuhs/ , adj. Zool. belonging to the Rhizocephala, a group of degenerate hermaphrodite crustaceans that are parasitic chiefly …
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RHIZOCARPOUS — /ruy'zoh kahr"peuhs/ , adj. Bot. having the root perennial but the stem annual, as perennial herbs. Also, rhizocarpic /ruy'zoh kahr"pik/ …
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RHIZOBIUM — /ruy zoh"bee euhm/ , n. , pl. rhizobia /-bee euh/ . Bacteriol. any of several rod-shaped bacteria of the genus …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
RHIZ- — or rhizo- Etymology: New Latin, from Greek, from rhiza — more at root : root rhizo plane
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
RHIZOBIUM — [ rʌɪ'zəʊbɪəm ] ■ noun a nitrogen-fixing bacterium that is common in the soil, especially in the root nodules of …
Concise Oxford English vocab
RHIZ- — [rhiz-] or rhizo- comb form [NL, fr. Gk, fr. rhiza--more at root]: root "rhizoplane"
Merriam-Webster English vocab
RHIZOME — n. an underground rootlike stem bearing both roots and shoots. [Gk rhizoma f. rhizoo take root (as RHIZO-)]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
RHIZOCARP — n. a plant with a perennial root but stems that wither. [RHIZO- + Gk karpos fruit]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
RHIZOME — n. an underground rootlike stem bearing both roots and shoots. [ Gk rhizoma f. rhizoo take root (as RHIZO-) ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
RHIZOCARP — n. a plant with a perennial root but stems that wither. [ RHIZO- + Gk karpos fruit ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
RHIZOME — n. an underground rootlike stem bearing both roots and shoots. Etymology: Gk rhizoma f. rhizoo take root (as RHIZO-)
Oxford English vocab
RHIZOCARP — n. a plant with a perennial root but stems that wither. Etymology: RHIZO- + Gk karpos fruit
Oxford English vocab
ROOT — n. 25B6; noun a plant's roots : rootstock, tuber, rootlet; Botany rhizome, radicle. the root of the problem : SOURCE, …
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